The 5 Types of Play

In her book “The Right Stuff for Children Birth to 8” Martha B. Bronson talks about five different ways of playing.. link:

Many fixed equipment playgrounds  offers only active play.

By offering  access to a Play Library, a Fixed Park can offer all 5 types of play

Here is a sample starter kit to offer all 5 types of play at a park

Active:
Hula Hoops
Jump Ropes
Basketballs
Bell Balls for the visually impaired

Make Believe
Puppets

Construction
Giant Blocks

Creative
Musical instruments (keyboard, drums etc) 


Learning
Little Free Library of magazines and childrens biooks
Scrabble
Chess set
Wi-Fi



Storing a Play Library

There are a number of different ways that these items can be accessed in a park
for details see LooseParks.com